Suggestion for next year: Can we come up with a route that still allows people to travel within the city of Kalamazoo? It took my sister 45 minutes to go from the east side to the west side to meet us for Mother's Day. Church attendance was sparse because many people couldn't find a way to get downtown.
The event was good, but can the non-runners also still have access to downtown?

It definitely sounds to me like the bishop is trying to get his hands on the congregation's money. It is too bad that in the Episcopal system the local congregation apparently has no power to control the personal they pay. The bishop's threat about financial dispersements is chilling. Love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.

We can't keep paying people for not working. Losing benefits is a clear sign they need to get out there and take whatever work they can get. If we still have illegal immigrants, there must be jobs out there.

I would agree that Mary Balkema should be out of office. She's doing Robo-calling against the ballot issue, and she's even making calls outside the city, to people who can't vote on the issue. It's sure easy to assume that she's using her position as a county official to fight this ordinance. Even if I agreed with her stand, I would find her tactics inappropriate and offensive. If she's using county resources, I would call it fraud, too. How do we start a recall?

If all these sick students (including my two) have already had H1N1, do they now have immunity? Is there any reason to get the vaccine if you have already been sick?
I would love to know the answer to this.

How can anyone think we need this arena!?
We've already got Wings Stadium and Waldo Stadium for large venues, and many good smaller venues.
No one is asking me, but as a tax payer, I say NO NO NO!
How about putting a couple of those millions into improving public transportation?

A 17-year-old is not what I'd consider a child.
Honestly, only a teen would show such poor judgment as walking on a railroad track with (apparently) loud music blaring in his headphones. A child would be more cautious.